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Flake | NCL-A345C1 |
Mesolithic | Northumberland |
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| A knapped flint flake of probable Mesolithich date, c 8,300-3,500 BC. The flake is sub-rectangular in plan and section. One face has three long facets, but none of the edges have been shaped by further knapping or flaking or indicate any wear. The shape of the flake suggests a primary or seconda... | |||||
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Blade | NCL-1BA6F5 |
Mesolithic | Northumberland |
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| A flint blade of Late Mesolithic date. The blade was simply knapped from a long rectangular flake, leaving a blade that is triangular-sub-trapezoidal in section. Tip missing. | |||||
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Blade | NCL-1B8D70 |
Mesolithic | Northumberland |
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| A flint blade of late Mesolithic date. The blade has been simply knapped from a rectangular length of flint, further strikes on the dorsal face defining edges lengthwise. The blade is incomplete. | |||||
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Flake | NCL-1B4F23 |
Mesolithic | Northumberland |
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| 83 flakes of flint of late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date. The flint consists of cores, primary, secondary, and tertiary flakes of different colours, mostly honey-brown and grey-white. | |||||
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Microlith | NCL-C9E3E3 |
Mesolithic | Northumberland |
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| A knapped microlith of the later Mesolithic, c. 6500-3500 BC. The curved flake is knapped from a white flint on the upper face. Retouch is seen on the dorsal edge. | |||||
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Microburin | NCL-C9D243 |
Mesolithic | Northumberland |
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| A knapped microburin of the later Mesolithic, c. 6500-3500 BC. The flake is knapped from a honey-brown chert on the upper face. A scar runs down the length to the right on the dorsal face, and another is found to the top-left. | |||||
| Smoothing equipment | NCL-6C6B46 |
Mesolithic | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| An oblong stone smoother that could date from the Prehistoric to early Modern periods. The stone is subrectangular in plan and sub-drop-shaped in section. The entire surface is smooth, as if river-worn, but the object was found on agricultural land. The stone is igneous, and probably a basal... | |||||
| Scraper (tool) | NCL-2A0468 |
Mesolithic | Tyne And Wear |
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| A flint scraper of Mesolithic date. The scraper is sub-rectangular in shape. The scraping edge has been formed by pressure flaking and is generally strait. A second edge also indicates some working, though not to the degree of the scraping edge. The flint is red-brown in colour. | |||||

